GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| whittle | a large knife |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |